After returning to the stadium, the French team avoided the media as much as possible and actively prepared for the final match. After the training, Tang Jue continued to strengthen his free kick skills. He realised that free-kicks were becoming more and more important, and as long as the free-kick technique was good enough, the opponent would not dare to foul him easily.

This not only reduces the chance of injury, but also improves the team's chance of winning. It was so uncomfortable to be on the wall that he didn't want to taste it.

In order to avoid match-fixing in the final round of the group, UEFA allowed the two matches to be played at the same time. On the 16th, the competition in Group A took the lead. Hosts Switzerland play Portugal, who have already qualified, and Turkey plays the Czech Republic. With hosts Switzerland having lost their first two games, they are already out of the tournament ahead of schedule, and Turkey will play the Czech Republic in a do-or-die match.

At half past seven in the evening, at the St. Jakobs Park Stadium in Basel, Switzerland, the match between Switzerland and Portugal began. At the same time, at the Geneva Stadium, the life-and-death battle between Turkey and the Czech Republic also began!

Portugal, who came on as a substitute, drew with Switzerland in the first half, and on the other piece of turf, the Czech Republic won the game with the help of Jan. Kohler's goal in the 33rd minute ended the first half 1-0.

After halftime, both games start at the same time!

The hosts, Switzerland, who were fighting for honor, launched a ferocious attack on Portugal after the start of the second half. In the 71st minute, Moutinho replaced Veloso and Switzerland scored immediately. Inle passed the ball in midfield, De Diyok played the ball in the front of the penalty area, Hakan Yakin successfully countered offside and successfully fired a right-footed shot from 12 meters on the right rib, and the ball flew through Ricardo's legs and into the goal. Switzerland 1-0. The goal was also Portugal's hundredth goal conceded in the European Championships.

In the 81st minute, there was some uncoolness between Bannetta and Miguel and they both received yellow cards. In the 82nd minute, Barnetta burst into the penalty area, Mela tripped him and fouled him, and referee Plautz awarded a penalty. In the interval between penalties, Switzerland brought on Grichtin. Hakan Yakin fired a powerful left-footed shot into the top left corner, Ricardo saved in the right direction, but the whip was out of reach and the ball rolled into the net!

Hakan Yakin scored twice to give Switzerland a 2-0 lead!

Stadium de Genève. Turkey, which was behind the score, stepped up its offensive. In the 60th minute, Jan. Kohler had a good chance but the high school striker burst into the box and fired a left-footed shot wide of the left post. 61st minute. The Czechs extended their lead. Cionco crosses the box from the right. The ball is played in the middle of the middle. Kohler's head flew over, and Prahil fell to the ground at the back post to shoot!

Volkan touched the ball, but it was still difficult to prevent it from going into the net. The Czechs lead 2-0!

Turkey, which is on the verge of a dead end, gives it a go. They launched a frantic attack. In the 74th minute, Sabri sent a through stopper, and the big Altentop crossed from the right side of the penalty area, and Turland pushed a right-footed shot from 12 meters from the goal!

Petr Cech fell to the ground and touched the ball, which hit the inside of the left-hand post and into the net, making it 1-2 for Turkey!

Seeing the light of day, Turkey stepped up their pressing in midfield. In the 81st minute, Turkey passed the ball into the penalty area from the left, and Servette headed the goal from close range, but the ball was incredibly wide of the right post!

In the 87th minute, the Turkish team was in a desperate situation, the big Altentop passed the ball into the penalty area on the right, and when Cech received the ball in the middle, perhaps because the ball was too slippery in the rain, he received the ball and fell off!

Nihat, who was ambushed next to him, then sent the ball into the empty net, and Turkey leveled the score at 2-2!

In the 89th minute, the incredible scene was staged again!

Tunchay's header is ferried, Big Altentop receives the ball and sends a straight stopper, Nihat successfully forms a single knife against offside, and the Turkish captain pushes a right-footed shot from 17 meters in front of the goal, and the ball hits the underside of the crossbar and goes into the net!

Turkey came back from behind to take the lead. In stoppage time, Turkish goalkeeper Volkan deliberately pushed down Jan in the box. Kohler sent off! Since Turkey has already used up three substitutions, Tuncaj was forced to become the Turkish goalkeeper!

The tenacious Turks withstood the Czech Republic's crazy counterattack, and as the referee's whistle blew at the end of the game, all the matches in Group A ended, and Turkey defeated the Czech Republic 3-2 with their tenacity, and successfully advanced to the quarterfinals with the second place in the group!

The Czech team, which once led by two goals, lost a good game and went home!

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On the 17th, the final round of Group B came. Poland against Croatia, who have already qualified, and Austria against Germany. With the exception of Poland, the other three teams have a chance of qualifying.

At 8:45 p.m., two performances started at the same time!

At the end of the first half, Poland and Croatia drew 0-0, and Germany and Austria also drew 0-0 on the other piece of turf. After the intermission, the decisive moment is really coming!

The first to break the deadlock was in Germany and Austria, when Ivan Schitz was booked for a tackle on Lahm in the third minute of the second half. The German team won a free kick from 30 meters, and after a stop, Ballack followed up with a right-footed shot, and the ball hit the wall and hung in the upper right corner of the goal, Germany 1-0!

This is also the first free kick in this European Cup!

Five minutes later, Poland scored in the match against Croatia. Pranjic crossed from the left, Krasnic shot low with his left foot into the far corner from 11 meters from the goal, and the ball rolled into the bottom right corner of the goal, Croatia led 1-0!

The two leading teams, in the following games, were very defensive, while the teams that were behind launched waves of ferocious attacks. The scene was extremely tragic, and players on the two fields continued to fall to the ground in pain!

However, the game was brutal, with the two teams leading and holding on to the win, both ending the game 1-0. Poland and Austria were eliminated, and the players of both teams wept bitterly after the game, and the winner was ecstatic. Croatia advanced to the quarter-finals with a three-game winning record, while Germany entered the knockout rounds with a second place in the group.

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With the final round of matches in Groups A and B, the focus shifted to Group C. The match between France and Italy is the focus of discussion, and the 06 World Cup champions and runners-up will play a do-or-die battle to qualify from the group.

Milan Sport encourages his team: "You almost made it to the top two years ago, it was the French who broke your dreams, and tonight is the time for you to redeem your glory!" There will be 30,000 Italian fans cheering you on tonight at the Zurich Stadium. Italy, hold high the banner of your victory!

Torino Sport reported to his players that in addition to improving their attacking power tonight, they must defend Tang Jue to the death: "Italy has two conditions to defeat France, first improve their offensive ability, strive to score first, and then play defensive counterattacks. The second condition is to defend France's number one star. As long as these two conditions are fulfilled, they have the potential to enter the knockout round. ”

"It's a game where there is no way back and you have to win, Italian players, you can't make the whole of Italy cry! Show your ambition and fight for the honor of Italy! ”

The French media warned their team that tonight's game was brutal and that they must be prepared for all kinds of difficulties in advance. "Just because we have won three times over Italy doesn't mean we can beat Italy for the fourth," the newspaper said. In addition to the competition of skills and tactics tonight, it is also a competition of will quality. And Italy has the advantage precisely in the quality of will! ”

"There's nothing more to say, tonight is the decisive battle!" Don's return will inevitably bring the team off the defeat of the previous game, and they will give a classic game to fans around the world under the leadership of the captain. For Don, tonight is the time to prove him, and after missing the game against the Netherlands, he has long held back his strength! ”

"Last night, our reporter interviewed the French captain, and he said firmly: 'We can beat Italy for the fourth time in a row, and we will live up to the high hopes of the fans in France and around the world. I will use my goals to help the team qualify! ’”

"He's still so confident, or so proud; He still defies all difficulties and wants to overcome all difficulties and overcome all obstacles. The so-called hero is to stand up at a critical moment, and now it has reached a critical moment, Don, the whole of France is supporting you! ”

"However, France have to be prepared for difficulties, Italy are not so easy to deal with. They suffered a 3-0 defeat at the hands of the Netherlands, but they were still a strong team. ”

"We wish France a victory over Italy tonight, and we wish Don to fulfill his ambitions!"

The three major European bookmakers offered markets for this match: France won 2.37, drew 3.53 and Italy won 2.67. Looking at the handicap, they are slightly bullish on France, although they think that a draw is more likely in this game.

The British media strongly supported the Italian team, and the Daily Mail said: In games where there is no way back, Italy can often burst out with strong energy, because the Italians are more tenacious. Italy's defenders are familiar with the ball and they can find a way to deal with it.

The Sunday Times said: "Blocking the ball is the number one priority for the Italian defenders, and as long as they limit the ball dominance, the French team will have no one to score, as evidenced by the match against the Netherlands. The Italians could learn from Chelsea's experience against the dominants, who had an element of luck in that game, who did nothing for the most part.

Gattuso can be like Makelele, always following the ball behind; Andrea Pirlo can make an early tackle in front of the ball. If the ball dominates the ball, De Rossi will flank it with Gattuso. As long as Italy's three midfielders can do this, even if the ball bully has 10,000 skills, he can't break through Italy's goal!

Come on! Italy!

Hundreds of millions of supporters are supporting you!

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At noon on the 17th, Milan TV broadcast a telephone interview with the Italian player, and Gattuso said: "We have made a careful plan, we will not give Don space to shoot, or even give him a chance to receive the ball!" ”

Materazzi said: "Don is not invincible, we have a way to deal with him!" ”

Almost at the same time, France Télévisions broadcast interviews with the French players, with Ribery saying: "We'll give the fans an account tonight, we're going to win tonight!" ”

Tang Jue said: "No one can stop me from scoring!" (To be continued......)